| Place | Asia: Borneo, North Borneo, Tawau |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 121687 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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TAWAO, NORTH EAST BORNEO 1945-10-20. A SMALL PARTY, INCLUDING A CORPORAL FROM 23 AUSTRALIAN WAR ...
Description
TAWAO, NORTH EAST BORNEO 1945-10-20. A SMALL PARTY, INCLUDING A CORPORAL FROM 23 AUSTRALIAN WAR GRAVES SERVICE UNIT, AND A SERGEANT FROM AN RAAF BOMB DISPOSAL UNIT, WENT OUT TO AN AREA WHERE AN RAAF PILOT CRASHED HIS SPITFIRE APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM TAWAO. THE PLANE WAS FOUND AND THE PILOT'S BODY WAS ABOUT 10 YARDS AWAY. APPARENTLY NO ATTEMPT HAD BEEN MADE BY THE JAPANESE TO BURY HIM. ABOUT ONE MILE FROM THE WRECKED SPITFIRE WAS THE REMAINS OF ANOTHER RAAF PLANE AND THIS GRAVE MARKED ALBERT JAM WAS FOUND LATER TO CONTAIN THE ASHES OF THE RAAF PILOT WHO PARACHUTED FROM THE PLANE. HE HAD BEEN CREMATED AFTER HIS DEATH ABOUT ONE WEEK AFTER HE LANDED. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT F. A. C. BURKE)